The full list of the 19 hospitals facing closure

Published:09:42Updated:09:43Tuesday 14 February 2017

These are the 19 hospitals, including five major acute hospitals, that are marked for closure as the NHS faces its biggest shake up in a generation to plug a £22bn black hole in funding, according to an investigation by this newspaper.

Acute hospitals closing or at risk of closure:

:: South West London – one of five sites proposed to close – St Helier, St George’s, Epsom, Croydon, Kingston

:: North West London – future of Ealing Hospital in doubt :: Leicestershire – one of three acute hospital sites proposed to close

:: Black Country – merger of two general hospitals to a single site

:: Dorset – merger of Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital Community hospitals facing closure or redesignation: